Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Rescheduled for Want of an Attorney

By Breanna Pompey [former] - April 30, 2024
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A 24-year-old previously convicted murder defendant appeared without legal representation at his reception court hearing on April 23. The proceeding was rescheduled by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland.

Jeremiah Tehohney is currently charged with firearm use in a felony violent crime, two counts of having a handgun in his vehicle while on a public road, three counts of attempted second-degree murder, three counts each of first- and second-degree assault, two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and attempted first- and second-degree murder in connection to the death of 27-year-old Anthony Covington on March 28, 2020.

Due to an administrative error Tehohney did not have an attorney for the hearing but the court hopes to have one assigned in the coming weeks. 

Judge Copeland scheduled Tehohney to appear before her again on May 10.

According to previous coverage, on Feb. 23, 2023, Tehohney was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, having a handgun on his person, firearm use in the commission of a felony violent crime and was sentenced to three years for having a handgun on his person, a concurrent life sentence for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and a concurrent three years for each of the three counts of having a handgun on his person. 

According to documents from the District Court of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the sound of gunshots on the 1100 block of Washington Boulevard, where they found a male victim and Covington suffering from gunshot wounds. Two other victims sought treatment at University of Maryland Shock Trauma for gunshot wounds sustained in the incident.

An investigation revealed an Instagram account belonging to the defendant with a recent post showing a full-body image of a person identified as Tehohney wearing a similar blue sweatsuit as the suspect was wearing on surveillance footage of the incident.